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Syed Saddiq: Nicol deserves to receive more than a pension
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 ― Youth and Sports Minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has insisted that former world squash champion Datuk Nicol David deserves to receive more than...
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Minister: Putrajaya owns RTM, Bernama but they’re free to report
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 ― Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo insisted today that state agencies, RTM and Bernama, are free to choose their editorial direction...
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Taiping home orders man caught beating child resident to go on leave
TAIPING, Feb 21 ― A man captured on video beating a 12-year-old resident of a children’s home here has been put on garden leave pending its committee’s extraordinary general...
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Najib shares alleged news coverage guidelines in Opposition states
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak alleged today that official guidelines for news coverage in Opposition states only allowed federal government officers to be...
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Grab comes in second among world’s 50 most innovative companies
SINGAPORE, Feb 21 — Ride-hailing giant Grab has taken the second spot among the world’s 50 most innovative companies this year in a list published by Fast Company, an...
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Taiping children’s home veep denies claims of sexual abuse under its roof
TAIPING, Feb 21 ― The management of a children’s home here today rejected a poison pen letter claiming sexual abuses of the residents sheltered within. Rumah Kanak-Kanak...
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EC chairman: There’s need for cap on political funding for polls, donors to register
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 ― Election Commission (EC) chairman Azhar Azizan Harun wants better governance on political financing during polls, suggesting that a cap be introduced on...
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Australian corporate regulator under scrutiny for past Goldman job and 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The global spotlight on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial scandal continues to spread and the latest person to be caught in the circle is...
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AG says business as usual in courts after PM green lights RCI into judicial misconduct
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — All court cases will proceed as scheduled and be decided by the courts as usual despite the setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI)...
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All eyes on young candidates in Semenyih polls
SEMENYIH, Feb 21 ― The people of Semenyih, especially youths, are clearly excited with the emergence of a new trend by political parties in fielding young candidates. The...
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China ECRL negotiation team to visit Malaysia this month, says Daim
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A negotiation team of the China government is expected to visit Malaysia shortly for further discussion on Malaysia’s derailed East Coast Rail Link...
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Shafee gets nod in bid to have passport temporarily returned
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The High Court here today allowed an application by prominent lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is charged with money laundering and making incorrect...
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China to maintain good relations with Malaysia, says its Vice Minister Jiang
BEIJING, Feb 21 ― China, the world’s most populous country, has given the assurance that it will maintain its good relations with Malaysia and enhance the diplomatic relations...
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To improve democracy, election reform panel moots govt funding for political parties
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — The Election Reforms Committee (ERC) will recommend to the government to allocate funds to political parties. Its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman...
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Discontent within Pakatan against Dr M? We’re closer than ever, says youth minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today rubbished the possibility of Pakatan Harapan members moving a vote of no-confidence against...
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X-ray showed Adib with collapsed lung, four fractured ribs, doctor tells inquest
SHAH ALAM, Feb 21 — Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was semi-conscious and showed signs of pneumothorax, which is a collapsed lung, when he was wheeled into the Subang Jaya Medical...
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SPAN conducts raid at construction site over illegal water supply connection
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The National Water Service Commission (SPAN) conducted a raid at a construction site of a 15-storey apartment in Mont Kiara today for allegedly making...
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Pakatan on the defensive in Semenyih
SEMENYIH, Feb 21 — The sixth day of campaigning for the Semenyih state seat by-election saw the four candidates meeting voters around the nearly 200km area day and night to...
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Dr M: No-confidence vote will let PAS prove its support for me
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said a rumoured motion of no-confidence against him will allow Opposition party PAS to demonstrate its claim to back him as prime...
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Ex-Umno men granted appeal against dismissal to challenge party’s legality
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — Sixteen former Umno were today granted leave to appeal to the Federal Court against the High Court and Court of Appeal's dismissal of their bid for...
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KTM locomotive fire causes schedule delay in Johor
JOHOR BARU, Feb 21 — A Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) locomotive pulling a passenger train on the Tampin-JB Sentral route burst into flames at Stesen Keretapi Renggam, near...
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Defence ministry official raises two questionable land plot swaps during BN rule
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — Alleging political meddling during Barisan Nasional (BN) rule, Defence Ministry special officer Mohd Nasaie Ismail today filed an official complaint with the...
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Ahmad Zahid granted permission to transfer case to High Court
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case, comprising 47 charges involving millions of ringgit belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi, will be tried in...
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Kit Siang: Is lying ‘Shariah-compliant’?
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang pointedly asked today if spreading lies and fabrications were consistent with Islam’s Shariah or way of life. In a...
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Dr M should stay for full term, says PPBM veep
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) vice-president Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir should complete his full term in...
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PAS man accuses Anwar and Guan Eng of plot, then demands they prove otherwise
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A PAS lawmaker insisted today Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Lim Guan Eng are conspiring to oust the prime minister but provided no evidence, instead...
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DAP’s Bangi MP says Kampar colleague’s MACC report is own initiative
IPOH, Feb 21 — DAP’s Ong Kian Ming said the party did not endorse Kampar MP Thomas Su’s report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over Perak’s award of...
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Former protege says former Johor DAP chief damaging party
JOHOR BARU, Feb 21 — A former protege of DAP’s Dr Boo Cheng Hau today hit out at his recent statement calling for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation. Johor...
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Deputy public prosecutor: Arrest warrant issued for Paul Stadlen, case linked to Najib’s lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — An arrest warrant has been issued for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s former media adviser Paul Geoffrey Stadlen to face money-laundering charges in Malaysia....